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Hurricane Tyra Black

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Hurricane Tyra Black
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-03-02) March 2, 2001 (age 23)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 35,280
Singles
Career record87–44
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 331 (November 7, 2022)
Doubles
Career record27–27
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 640 (November 21, 2022)
Last updated on: June 14, 2024.

Hurricane Tyra Black (born March 2, 2001) is an American pickleball player and inactive tennis player. She is the sister of Tornado Alicia Black.[1]

Early life

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Tyra Hurricane and Alicia "Tornado" Black are the children of Sylvester Black, who played for the Jamaican Davis Cup team, and Gayal Black.[2] At the age of three, Black was nicknamed "Hurricane" because her parents attempted to make them more marketable as professional tennis players.[3]

Career

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She was coached in tennis by Rick Macci.[citation needed]

Despite this her only career title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour came on clay in Antalya, Turkey.[4] She won the doubles tournament alongside Swiss tennis player Svenja Ochsner in December 2020.[5] The deciding tiebreaker of the quarterfinal against the Turkish/Croatian duo of Cemre Anil and Ena Kajevica saw Black and Ochsner winning 11–9.[5] In the final, the pair defeated Gergana Topalova and Daniela Vismane in straight sets.[5] This was Black's first ITF title, winning $478 in prize money.[5]

In 2022, Black won two $15k professional singles titles within a span of three weeks, both in Antalya.[6]

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Italy Federica Bilardo 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Nov 2021 ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia 15,000 Clay Colombia María Herazo González 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–7(3)
Win 2–2 Nov 2021 ITF Guatemala City 15,000 Clay United States Olivia Lincer 7–5, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jan 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Palicová 6–0, 6–4
Win 4–2 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Ilay Yörük 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jun 2022 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
25,000 Hard Belarus Jana Kolodynska 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Switzerland Svenja Ochsner Bulgaria Gergana Topalova
Latvia Daniela Vismane
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 2–0 Nov 2021 ITF Cundinamarca, Colombia 15,000 Clay United States Rushri Wijesundera Chile Fernanda Astete
Colombia Jessica Plazas
7–6(11), 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 2–1 Nov 2021 ITF Guatemala City 15,000 Clay Chile Fernanda Astete United States Paris Corley
United States Lexington Reed
6–4, 6–7(1), [5–10]
Loss 2–2 Jan 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay United States Qavia Lopez Russia Daria Lodikova
Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko
2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Jan 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Doga Turkmen Russia Polina Leykina
Russia Ekaterina Ovcharenko
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Black History Month: Hurricane Tyra Black". www.usta.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Courtney Nguyen (September 19, 2013). "Parents of Tornado, Hurricane Black say names are part of marketing strategy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Manfred, Tony. "Tennis Parents Nicknamed Their Babies 'Tornado' And 'Hurricane' So They'd Be More Marketable". Business Insider. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hurricane Tyra Black clinches first professional title in Antalya". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Hurricane Black Matches | Past Tournaments & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hurricane Tyra Black overview". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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